Movie

Insignificance

“A comedy about life, death, sex, and the Universe... relatively speaking.”

★ 6.4(69)19851h 49m

Drama Comedy

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Insignificance is streaming on Criterion Channel in Canada. Availability checked 17 June 2026.

Where to watch Insignificance

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Good to know

Director: Nicolas Roeg
Release date: 1985-08-02
Runtime: 1h 49m
Language: English
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: Recorded Picture Company

Insignificance — trailer

About Insignificance

Insignificance is a 1985 movie in the Drama and Comedy genres, directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring Michael Emil, Theresa Russell and Tony Curtis. It has a runtime of 1 hour 49 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.4/10 from 69 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Insignificance in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Four 1950s icons meet in the same hotel room, and two of them discover more in common between them than they ever anticipated.

Cast

Michael Emil

The Professor

Theresa Russell

The Actress

Tony Curtis

The Senator

Gary Busey

The Ballplayer

Will Sampson

Elevator Attendant

Patrick Kilpatrick

Driver

Ian O'Connell

Assistant Director

George Holmes

Actor

Richard M. Davidson

Director of Photography

Mitch Greenberg

Technician

Raynor Scheine

Autograph Hunter

Jude Ciccolella

Gaffer

Themes & keywords

hotel roomnew york citymccarthy eraprice of famejoseph mccarthy1950srelativitywhat ifjoe dimaggiophilosophical debatefictional storymarilyn monroealbert einstein